Domestic

Education Ministry to Conduct Safety Drill on Disasters

The Education Ministry will carry out a safety drill from Tuesday to Thursday on countering disasters.

The ministry announced on Monday that some ten million people at 20-thousand institutions, including schools and education offices, will take part in the drill.

The drill will focus on inspecting the schools’ systems and capacities for reporting emergencies. The exercise will also center on the operation of the disaster management headquarters and the National Emergency Management Agency.

Education offices throughout the nation's cities and provinces will carry out exercises on responding to various natural disasters that often occur in their regions. Exercises will also take place on protecting various labs, childcare facilities and national archives in the event of a disaster.